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A CHANCE TO SEE MERCURY.

Mercury is evening star until March 21, and after that time becomes morning star. On the 5th of March at 11 o'clock in the evening he reaches his greatest eastern elongation, being 18 14' east of the sun. He is then at his greatest distance from the sun, and under the most favorable conditions that will occur during the...

February 28, 1887

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